M-Pesa Ethiopia expands cardless ATM through Awash Bank

September 11, 2026

M-Pesa Ethiopia has expanded its cardless ATM withdrawal solution by teaming up with Awash Bank. Customers can use the M-Pesa app to operate the bank's ATMs…

ACI to acquire Cranium Ventures

September 4, 2026

ACI Worldwide, a global payments technology company, will acquire Cranium Ventures a cloud-native card payment switching technology company. It will be…

GECU Federal Credit Union to acquire Bank of the Southwest

September 3, 2026

GECU Federal Credit Union, based in Texas and New Mexico, received regulatory approval to acquire Bank of the Southwest. The two groups will combine Nov. …

Will mobile payments replace cash?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

One ever-looming question for the ATM industry is whether mobile payments will eventually replace cash.

Hawkeye rebrands to Hawkeye Digital

September 1, 2026

Hawkeye Systems Inc., has officially changed its name to Hawkeye Digital Inc. It did this to reflect its two businesses which are private equity and merchant…

The 5 elements of AI discipline

by Anamaria Burnete — Digital Marketing Specialist, Paragon Application Systems

It's not enough to use AI, one must have the discipline to use it properly. Here are the five elements to keep in mind.

How to build AI discipline

by Anamaria Burnete — Digital Marketing Specialist, Paragon Application Systems

The real question is not what AI tools to use, but rather how to use them in a structured, disciplined manner.

Prevail Bank selects Jack Henry for core banking

August 26, 2026

Prevail Bank, based in Medford, Wisconsin, selected Jack Henry for its core processing platform and digital banking solutions. It will use this tech stack to…

Santander Bank completes acquisition of Webster Financial

August 26, 2026

Santander Bank has completed its acquisition of Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank. The transaction was announced earlier in 202…

Strata Credit Union selects Alkami for digital banking upgrade

August 25, 2026

Strata Credit Union, based in Kern County, California, partnered with Alakami to use its Digital Banking Platform for its members. With this partnership…

First Internet Bank goes all in on AI

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

First Internet Bank was the first online only bank in the 1990s. Now it is embracing AI.

Bank Leumi partners with Galaxy Digital for digital asset trading

August 21, 2026

Bank Leumi, based in Israel, partnered with Galaxy Digital Inc., a digital assets and data center infrastructure company, to offer digital asset trading…

What's the future of retail ATMs?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

Will retail ATMs become the one stop shop for self-service banking? What's holding them back, and what's really on the horizon for these machines?

KeyBank celebrates 3rd anniversary of Key Select Checking

August 13, 2026

Since its launch three years ago, Key Select Checking has given out nearly $7 million in cash bonuses to clients. This checking account from Key provides free…

Bank of Luxemburg integrates into CSI's NuPoint core banking platform

August 12, 2026

Bank of Luxemburg has gone live on CSI's NuPoint core banking platform. Based in Wisconsin, the bank has nine branches, according to a press release.

Euronet to offer credit issuing platform in Peru

August 11, 2026

Euronet partnered with Unibanca, a payment services company in Peru, to provide its CoreCard credit issuing platform via a software-as-a-service agreement…

What do B2B tech buyers want?

by Anamaria Burnete — Digital Marketing Specialist, Paragon Application Systems

In today's market of AI, automation, cloud and digital transformation, there's countless varities of tech stacks. But the true ingredient B2B tech buyers are…

Bank of Maldives selects Finastra for core banking

August 5, 2026

The Bank of Maldives has selected Finastra for its Essence platform for core banking. With this integration, Bank of Maldives aims to offer a flexible platform…

Connected journeys are the next era of banking

When consumers feel confident, supported, and understood, they engage more deeply with their financial institutions. Diebold Nixdorf partnered with YouGov to…

InvestFi gains $20M for digital investing service

August 3, 2026

InvestFi, a credit union service organization, recently raised $20 million in funding led by Vibe Credit Union. It will use this funding to support its…